NY chicken lover!!!!

[Aria]

Happy New Year ALL. We have 16 Silkie Hens and we got 1 and 2 eggs each day last week.
And yesterday we got 4. At least they are laying. Regards, Aria

 

[happyhensny]

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Happy new year to you too! Our girls are about done moulting so I think I will add some light starting tomorrow morning. Usually I will start with a half hour a week in the morning until we get to 15 hours total light.

 

[In His Service]

I have coturnix quail, right now 5 layers and getting 4 or 5 eggs a day. We should have a few more layers any day now, and 40+ in the incubator due in less than 2 weeks. I have tuxedo, white, golden, and brown all running together.

 

[itsy]

InHis- I don't know if I'm doing something wrong. I don't have any layers yet in the quail.

I went out to give the chickens lunch just a little while ago, and I see the rabbit kicking something around in his hutch. I look a little closer....and it's a nice sized egg! Now how did THAT get in there?? Makes sense that my rabbit would start laying if the girls are taking a break.....

 

[Cass]

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If my roos can sing the egg song, in harmony no less, your rabbit can take up the slack for the hens in the winter, right?

(The roos didn't lay the eggs, they just announce that it's time to check the coop for eggs before they freeze)

 

[ODEY587]

Anyone here on our NY board sell Bob white eggs?

 

[In His Service]

itsy -- have you checked the sex of the quail? If I remember correctly, you have crowers, right? Can they get kicked out of the pen? Are they on Pine shavings? I "lost" a few eggs for a couple of days in the pine shavings.

Mine just lay anywhere, only a few go into the box I have in there.

We are having quail tonight, my first time to cook them.

More in the bator...

 

[happyhensny]

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Thanks. DD loves the A & M color. So pretty and she probably wouldn't eat them.

Well the extra Roos maybe. I am on the look out for those if you know anyone that has some.

 

[Cindyandal]

...one of my babies just pipped their egg......so excited....can't wait.

 

[rancher hicks]

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We actually built a coop with pallets. I don't work in the summer so had time but no $. Took ages to get them apart and then to nail the shorter pieces with nails from yard sales to build a coop but it worked. Good luck!

Cass - we are on!

You have pics? My neighbor has a yard full of pallet all the time and I've no idea what he is building with them. My other neighbor build a garden shed with some. Rustic and looks nice. If I could lift the darn things I'd find some use for them. I could use a compost set up.